One person has died after a tractor-trailer and a vehicle collided on Route 34 in Orange on Monday morning and both sides of the road are expected to be closed for several more hours.
One person has died after a tractor-trailer and a vehicle collided on Route 34 in Orange on Monday morning.
Emergency crews were called to Racebrook Road and Orange Center Road shortly before 4 a.m. after getting a report of a tractor-trailer that hit a telephone pole.
While crews were heading to the scene, fire officials said there were additional calls about another vehicle involved in the crash.
According to investigators, the tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on Route 34 from the New Haven direction towards Derby. As tractor-trailer approached the intersection, fire officials said it collided with a vehicle.
After the crash, police said the tractor-trailer went off of the road and hit a telephone pole and a tree. The other vehicle involved in the crash continued a short distance up Orange Center Road.
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Fire officials said a person that was in the vehicle that was hit by the tractor-trailer has died. The person's identity has not been released.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital to be evaluated for minor injuries.
Route 34 was closed for nearly 12 hours. It reopened just before 4 p.m., according to police.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
